Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Ticket Scam - lets all play, pass the buck


	Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Ticket Scam - lets all play, pass the buck

tdsmum

8-4-2008 7:58 PM

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scams, olympic game ticket scams, accc, visa, beijingticketing.com, beijing-2008tickets.com

tdsmum says:

Seems everyone is passing the buck with this one and blaming someone else. From our Aussie minister for fair trading, right through to a Visa spokesperson. A US judge is going to rule on shutting the site down later in the day. Llooking at the site well it isn't up to look at only in cache, so I don't know about anyone else but that would tell me the scammers have already run.

The victims I feel sorry for.

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